U.S. patent number D578,262 [Application Number D/283,011] was granted by the patent office on 2008-10-07 for cleaning tool.
This patent grant is currently assigned to 3M Innovative Properties Company. Invention is credited to Nathan A. Abel, Daniel D. Anderson, Shaelyn D. Benson, Aaron J. Cherveny, Scott D. Gullicks, Byron E. Trotter.
United States Patent |
D578,262 |
Trotter , et al. |
October 7, 2008 |
Cleaning tool
Claims
CLAIM The ornamental design for a cleaning tool, as shown and
described.
Inventors: |
Trotter; Byron E. (Saint Paul,
MN), Gullicks; Scott D. (Apple Valley, MN), Benson;
Shaelyn D. (Saint Paul, MN), Anderson; Daniel D.
(Minneapolis, MN), Abel; Nathan A. (White Bear Lake, MN),
Cherveny; Aaron J. (Minneapolis, MN) |
Assignee: |
3M Innovative Properties
Company (St. Paul, MN)
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Appl.
No.: |
D/283,011 |
Filed: |
August 3, 2007 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
D32/52 |
Current International
Class: |
0401 |
Field of
Search: |
;D32/40,46,52,35,41
;D4/129,137 ;D8/90,14,45
;15/231,220.1,209.4,144.1,145,244.1-244.5,236.01-236.07 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Foreign Patent Documents
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2047010 |
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Jan 1992 |
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29516181 |
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Jun 1996 |
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2200380 |
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WO 03/000105 |
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WO |
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Primary Examiner: Burgess; Pamela J
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Adamson; Trisha D.
Description
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a new design for a cleaning
tool;
FIG. 2 is a right view thereof, the left side view being a mirror
image thereof;
FIG. 3 is a top view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a front view thereof; and,
FIG. 6 is a rear view thereof.
The broken lines in the drawings are shown for illustrative
purposes only and form no part of the claimed design. In addition,
the surface shading illustrated in the drawings is provided merely
to highlight the contour of design; it is not intended to be
illustrative of texture or gloss.
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